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The Legend of St Brendan. A Comparative Study of the Latin and Anglo-Norman Versions
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The Legend of St Brendan
The Northern World
North Europe and the Baltic c. 400–1700 A.D.
Peoples, Economies and Cultures
Editors
Barbara Crawford (St. Andrews)
David Kirby (London)
Jon-Vidar Sigurdsson (Oslo)
Ingvild Øye (Bergen)
Richard W. Unger (Vancouver)
Piotr Gorecki (University of California at Riverside)
VOLUME 39
The Legend of St Brendan
A Comparative Study of the Latin and
Anglo-Norman Versions
By
J.S. Mackley
LEIDEN • BOSTON
2008
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Cover illustration : “A whale mistaken for an island.” Sailors moor their boat and build a
fi re on its back, but when it senses the heat, it plunges to the depths taking men and
vessel with it. It also entices small fi sh into its mouth and swallows them.
Image taken from Bestiary. Originally published/produced in England (Salisbury?);
1230–1240. ( Shelfmark/Page : Harley 4751, f. 69).
With kind permission of the British Library.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mackley, Jude S.
The legend of St. Brendan : a comparative study of the Latin and Anglo-Norman
versions / by Jude S. Mackley.
p. cm. — (The northern world, ISSN 1569-1462 ; v. 39)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-90-04-16662-2 (hardback : alk. paper)
1. Navigatio Sancti Brendani—Translations. 2. Brendan, Saint, the Voyager, ca.
483-577. I. Title. II. Title: Legend of Saint Brendan. III. Series.
BR1720.B73M33 2008
873’.03—dc22
2008009739
ISSN 1569-1462
ISBN 978 90 04 16662 2
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